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Where does “frimas” come from?

frimas (French) comes from Middle French frimas, from Old French frimas, from Old French frime, from Old English hrīm, from Proto-Germanic hrīmaz, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

frimas (French): Thick fog that tends to freeze; Frost;...

Definitions

  1. Thick fog that tends to freeze; Frost;...

Ancestry of “frimas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfrimas—
2Old Frenchfrimas—
3Old Frenchfrimehoarfrost
4Old Englishhrīmhoarfrost
5Proto-Germanichrīmaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “frimas”

  • Frimaire
  • frimaire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →